Angarsk is a city in
Irkutsk OblastIrkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers...
,
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated on the
Angara RiverThe Angara River is a long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is a headwater of the Yenisei River....
, from
MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
. Population: 262,300 (2004 est.);
Angarsk was founded in 1948 as an industrial community and was granted city status on May 30, 1951. Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includes Angarsk Petrochemical Complex and Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex. The city is home to the Angarsk Museum of Clocks and Watches, the Angarsk Museum of Victory, and the Angarsk State Technical Academy.
Angarsk is a city in
Irkutsk OblastIrkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers...
,
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated on the
Angara RiverThe Angara River is a long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is a headwater of the Yenisei River....
, from
MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
. Population: 262,300 (2004 est.);
Angarsk was founded in 1948 as an industrial community and was granted city status on May 30, 1951. Angarsk has the largest industrial zone in Asia. It includes Angarsk Petrochemical Complex and Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex. The city is home to the Angarsk Museum of Clocks and Watches, the Angarsk Museum of Victory, and the Angarsk State Technical Academy. Angarsk also hosts a showcase international
nuclear fuel cycleThe nuclear fuel cycle, also called nuclear fuel chain, is the progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages. It consists of steps in the front end, which are the preparation of the fuel, steps in the service period in which the fuel is used during reactor operation, and steps in...
centre, which will be one of the first Russian enrichment centres to be placed under IAEA safeguards.
In 2005, Angarsk won first prize in a nation-wide contest for the best pace of development of communal services.
The city is connected by the
Trans-Siberian RailwayThe Trans-Siberian Railway or Trans-Siberian Railroad is a network of railways connecting Moscow and European Russia with the Russian Far East provinces, Mongolia, China and the Sea of Japan.-Route development:The original plans and funding for construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway...
. The Angarsk
TramA tram, tramcar, trolley, trolleycar, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a conventional train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets...
,
BusA bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus seats a maximum of 8 to 300 passengers...
and jitney provides public transport in the city.
Among the sights of Angarsk are the Virgin-Irkutsk church in the name of Kazan icon of the Mother of God, Holy Trinity Church, a chapel in memory of those killed in Chechnya and Afghanistan, and many others.
Local government
As a result of the elections of December 2, 2007, Leonid G. Mikhaylov was elected mayor. Previously, Yevgeny P. Kanukhin, elected on October 9, 2005, was mayor.